Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection is comprised of material from the Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center at Kansas State University Libraries. Material within this collection covers multicurtural issues, personalities, and events at Kansas State University as well as the surrounding area. The bulk of the material in the collection is from the 1960s to the 1990s. There are photographs taken by Lawerence Wright, Jr., as well as posters from events sponsored by the Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center.

Biographical Note

The Minority Resource and Research Center was first established in 1971 as a way to promote diversity and meet the informational needs for the diverse community at Kansas State University. The Center has sponsored and co-sponsored a number of programs over the years, such as Movies on the Grass, forums, and lectures that focus on diversity and culture.

In 1978 the "We are the Dream!" mural was started by Kansas State Univesity minority students and completed in 1980. In 2001, the Dow Chemical Company created an endowment to be used by the library to support the multicultural mission of the Center. As a result, the resource center was renamed to the Dow Multicultural Resource Center. In 2012, it was renamed the Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies.

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions:
No access restrictions: All materials are available for research.

Use Restrictions:
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Physical Access Note:
Original materials available during open hours of repository and any digitized materials that are online are available with Internet access.

Acquisition Source:
Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center

Acquisition Method:
Records Transfer

Appraisal Information:
The original subject files of the center represented national publications and topics, and during appraisal those files with no connection to Kansas State University or the surrounding community were discarded. Each file included a page with an item-level inventory, and each of these inventories were retained.

Related Materials:
There are additional records from the Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center in the archives.